“528Hz” Solfeggio music that supports healthy longevity. CROIX HEALING’s latest release, “Wave Motion with Healing and Vigor,” supervised by a doctor of science, available from Mar. 27
[Free registration through April 3] All sessions of “DSC2026,” showcasing the forefront of advanced technologies such as AI and Web3, now available on demand
Actor Liu Yifei (Liu Yifei) named global ambassador for Dreame large home appliances. “Slimate,” a refrigerator attracting attention in Japan, featured in a “New Life Campaign” with special offers
[Yamazaki Jitsugyo new product announcement] New products are now available, including a kitchen rack with 2 tiers of drawers and a cardboard box holder that can be carried while loaded.
First event to be held March 29 at Kyukamura Oku-Musashi: “Found it! Spring Picnic in Okumusashi,” an experiential event exploring the region’s attractions amid the natural beauty of the Oku-Musashi area — activities for families, food sales by local shops and regional collaboration initiatives
New merchandise for “White Cat Project NEW WORLD’S” coming to eeo Store Ikebukuro Main Store! Characters from the “Rebellion” series appear in newly illustrated GraffArt wearing uniforms!
[The age of robots painting lines is here] Autonomous line marker “FJD PaintMaster™ Mini” arrives to address labor shortages! Nan-ei Kogyo and JDC begin equipment sales and demonstrations
Nagano Prefecture’s Yatsugatake craft beer brand “8Peaks BREWING” to open “8Peaks ALE STAND,” its first directly operated draft beer specialty shop, on the 1st floor of Bellvia in front of Chino Station on April 25
“VOLT” adds a website development cost simulator for regional businesses — AI provides estimated market rates based on location, industry and scale
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Mycat Inc. has added a website development cost simulator for regional businesses to its AI estimation platform “VOLT.” Based on a business’s location, industry, number of employees, website purpose and required functions, the tool provides estimated costs optimized for the region and industry in 3 tiers. It can also estimate eligibility for the IT Introduction Subsidy, the actual cost after subsidies, and the approximate costs of using local and remote web production companies, helping small and medium-sized regional businesses understand website development costs.
[JPI Seminar] “Human Resource Development and Organizational Transformation Based on Business Design” to be held Thursday, April 16
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The Japan Planning Institute (JPI) will hold a seminar titled “Human Resource Development and Organizational Transformation Based on Business Design” on Thursday, April 16. Details of the program are not provided in the text.
[Update] Sakana-kun confirmed as guest for Tokyo performance of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra’s 2026 full-orchestra tour! A diverse lineup of guests, including Hanaregumi, Takao Tajima and Yoshie Nakano, is now complete
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Sakana-kun will appear as a guest at the Tokyo performance of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra’s full-orchestra tour in May 2026. The star-studded lineup, including Hanaregumi, Takao Tajima and Yoshie Nakano, is complete, with a “NO BORDER” performance featuring a total of 70 performers.
Launches “Tracis,” a SaaS that automates system outage investigations with generative AI; first deployment at Value Design
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BTM Inc. has launched “Tracis,” a SaaS that automates system outage investigations using generative AI. Users can ask about the cause of an outage in natural language through services such as Slack and Google Chat, and the AI accesses AWS environments and databases to automatically run SQL queries and analyze logs. This greatly shortens investigation time without requiring specialized skills and reduces the burden on engineers. Value Design Inc. is the first company to adopt the service, and its effectiveness has been confirmed.
[HAA from Beppu × Kurashikinu from Kurashiki] Limited-edition gift sets to care for mind and body go on sale Friday, March 27
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HAA Inc. and “Kurashikinu,” operated by Kurabiz Inc., are collaborating for the first time and will release 4 types of gift sets in limited quantities starting March 27, 2026. The sets include HAA bath additives and hand cream, as well as Kurashikinu’s “Harapan” items and socks. Prices range from 6,790 yen to 21,100 yen, including tax. They will be sold through each company’s official online store, with some sets available exclusively at select stores.
“Bringing San Francisco’s free-spirited food culture to Shibuya”
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A New American restaurant called “NAIAD” has opened in Shinsencho, Shibuya Ward. Bringing San Francisco’s free-spirited food culture to Shibuya, it serves distinctive small plates alongside a wide selection of wines. The 5,500-yen course menu is presented as a testament to the restaurant’s commitment to sincerity. The restaurant aims to establish the New American genre in Japan and welcomes guests for a range of occasions, including dates and girls’ nights out.
Raises salary ranges and implements an average companywide pay increase of about 9.5%; boosts starting salaries for new graduates by up to about 14% and accelerates investment in AI talent
Passing family tree culture on to the next generation.
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家系図作成代行センター has begun responding to media inquiries to highlight the current situation, in which old family-register records are discarded and ancestral records are lost. The company has conducted more than 5000 family tree investigations to date and continues to receive more than 300 inquiries per month. Its representative director, 渡辺宗貴, will share the realities of family tree research and its institutional background through television and newspapers.
[Shinsaibashi Main Store] First-ever Castella Biscuit Festa
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株式会社長崎堂 (inferred from the company name) will hold the “Castella Biscuit Festa” for the first time at its Shinsaibashi Main Store. Details of the event dates and activities are not provided in the text.
The ASMR audio work “Kurumi Tokisaki ASMR: Forever, Sweetly Keeping You All to Myself” (CV: Asami Sanada), based on the hugely popular light novel Date A Live, is set for release! A preview page is now available on DLsite!
ボートレース宮島 (inferred from the company name) is running a public relations campaign under the slogan “The power of boat racing, for everyone.” The text does not provide details about the campaign’s activities or objectives.
[First Kansai location] “Calon DRY FLOWER,” a dry flower specialty shop making waves in Tokyo’s Ginza district, opens at Grand Green Osaka on April 10! Offering made-to-order bouquets in your own style, crafted from more than 100 types of flowers
Nonagon Capital begins business partnership with Startale Group, developer of the yen-denominated trust-type stablecoin “JPYSC”
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Nonagon Capital and Startale Group have announced a business partnership. The companies will jointly advance pilot projects and business development using “JPYSC,” a yen-denominated trust-type stablecoin. SBI Group and Startale Group are jointly developing JPYSC, with issuance scheduled for April–June 2026. The partnership targets the “AI agent payments” market, which Deloitte forecasts will reach 17.5 trillion dollars in 2030.
The Decarbonization Support Organization has decided to invest in the SPARX Sapporo-Hokkaido GX Investment Limited Partnership (SPARX Sapporo-Hokkaido GX Fund)
Kōnosu City Football Club has announced that Kōta Hagiwara will join the team. The text does not provide details such as his position or career history.
The grand prize and other awards, along with nominated works, from the 7th JAPAN PODCAST AWARDS—which selects the “podcasts you absolutely must listen to right now”—will be available on radiko Podcast
[Tomi City, Nagano Prefecture] Hometown PR ambassador Tomoki Maruyama also appears in 4 promotional videos for families with children considering a move
Demonstration project to collect and recycle household waste cooking oil
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ENEOS Holdings Inc. (inferred from the company name) will conduct a demonstration project to collect and recycle household waste cooking oil. The announcement date was March 27, 2026, but the text does not provide details such as the project’s specific activities, duration or location.
April 4 (Sat.) [Get direct feedback from a professional based in Kochi!] Canva official creator Dezako to hold “Design Level-Up Consultation Session,” a book publication event, at Kochi Tsutaya Books
Fine Plus boosts picking productivity by about 2.3 times with the introduction of the AMR “PEER 100”
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GROUND has deployed 20 autonomous collaborative robots (AMRs), “PEER 100,” at the logistics center of Fine Plus, a 3PL provider. Since entering full operation in January 2025, picking productivity has increased about 2.3 times, from 62.5 lines/h to 145 lines/h. Total labor hours for picking have also been reduced by about 44%, from 4,800 hours per month to 2,685.3 hours.
Mycat Co., Ltd. launches a “Cross-Product Diagnostic Tool” for assessing multiple issues at once — enabling cross-sector diagnoses such as inheritance × property tax and move-out × compensation
[遠州山中酒造] “Spring Grand Appreciation Festival” announced! Enjoy a host of perks, including 10% off all online store items and larger “Oonosato Bottles”!
Nonagon Capital, part of the Hotlink Group, begins business partnership with Startale Group, developer of the yen-denominated trust-type stablecoin “JPYSC”
“Wizardry Variants Daphne” welcomes a new adventurer, “Linaria, Storyteller of the Ruined Village”! Various campaigns, including special supplies and limited-time missions, are underway
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Drecom will add a new character, “Linaria, Storyteller of the Ruined Village” (voice: Ikumi Hasegawa), to the 3D dungeon RPG “Wizardry Variants Daphne” starting March 27, 2026. From the same day, the game will distribute special supplies including “Rare Remains: Storyteller of the Ruined Village” and “Intermediate Iron Ore,” and hold limited-time missions. A campaign will also run on the official X account from March 27 to April 2, 2026, with autographed shikishi boards by Ikumi Hasegawa awarded to 3 winners.
Special course MUSIC DIRECTION LAB, teaching how to use the power of music to elevate creativity, launches April 22 (Thursday)!
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Sendenkaigi Inc. will launch “MUSIC DIRECTION,” a special course teaching how to use the power of music to elevate creativity, on April 22, 2026. The course is aimed at creators and directors who want to learn creative thinking centered on music and consists of 6 sessions. The instructor will be Seiya Matsumiya, co-founder and CEO of Black Cat White Cat Music. The course will be offered in a hybrid format, with in-person classes and live online streaming, and enrollment is limited to 20 people.
LASHIC Small Amount and Short Term Insurance joins GMO Financial Holdings
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GMO Financial Holdings, Inc. has acquired all shares of LASHIC Small Amount and Short Term Insurance Co., Ltd., making it a consolidated subsidiary. LASHIC Small Amount and Short Term Insurance will change its trade name to GMO Small Amount and Short Term Insurance Co., Ltd. and aims to expand its insurance business as a member of the GMO Internet Group. Through this acquisition, GMO Financial Holdings will build a foundation for its small-amount, short-term insurance business as it works toward realizing an “integrated internet financial group.”
“Mononoke Emanon,” the latest installment in a long-running series by master of lyrical science fiction Shinji Kajio, arrives from Tokuma Shoten—the first new book in 9 years!
Chiba University students create “eco toilet paper,” an environmental education tool for elementary and junior high school students, to make energy-saving actions at home fun
[JPI Seminar] Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry: “Latest Trends and Future Prospects for Coal-Ammonia Co-Firing Technologies at Thermal Power Plants,” to be held April 16 (Thursday)
KATSEYE’s first collaboration with SHIBUYA109: “SHIBUYA109 × KATSEYE SPRING CAMPAIGN” launches, with first-ever pop-up stores opening in Tokyo and Osaka!
A former sentai hero! 21-year-old Gen Z actor Jin Matsumoto and Miki Inada share the same dream on “Beni Shoga for Snacks, Boys! Come Over to My Place for Drinks!” Airing March 28 (Saturday) at 23:30
New beauty services launch at the Machida Tadao branch
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Honnegori Bone Setting and Acupuncture Clinic’s Machida Tadao branch will begin offering cosmetic acupuncture, intestinal therapy and facial contouring from April 1, 2026. Treatments based on the concept of “looking beautiful while staying healthy,” performed by nationally licensed practitioners, will be offered with a half-price promotion for first-time customers.
Step into a secret garden where fresh green leaves sway in the breeze. The popular “Green Breeze Collection” returns for the first time in 2 years!
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SABON will relaunch its “Green Breeze Collection” in limited quantities starting April 9, 2026 (Thursday). The collection features a refreshing floral-green fragrance inspired by an early-summer garden. Products include shower oil, body scrub, silky body milk, Eau de Sabon and hand cream. Special kits combining these products will also be available. Prices range from 1,870 yen (tax included) to 14,300 yen (tax included).
2 hours to encounter questions that still have no answers: Information on K Kai’s special seminar, “Explore the World of Unsolved Problems: Mysteries Hidden in Plane Figures”
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K Kai, part of the Kawai Juku Group, will hold a special seminar for junior and senior high school students on April 11 to mark its 30th anniversary. The seminar, titled “Explore the World of Unsolved Problems: Mysteries Hidden in Plane Figures,” will be taught by Junnosuke Koizumi, a special postdoctoral researcher in basic science at RIKEN and a K Kai alumnus, who will speak about unsolved problems in mathematics. It is open to students entering their first year of junior high school through their third year of high school, as well as their parents, and is free to attend.
Trial of a “tailgating detection alert feature” using facial recognition begins: an approximately 2-month trial will run at the rental apartment building Geoent Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi starting March 30 (Monday)
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Hankyu Hanshin Properties will begin an approximately 2-month trial of a facial recognition system’s “tailgating detection alert feature” at the rental apartment building Geoent Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi on March 30. The system aims to improve apartment security by sending an alert when someone not registered for facial recognition attempts to enter alongside a resident. Jointly developed with Shibutani Co., Ltd., the system can detect incidents in real time and send alerts and record them. Its introduction at other apartment buildings is also under consideration.
Special training for sports clubs, sports organizations and others to promote DEI across the industry. Developing leaders in the sports industry who support LGBTQ+ people: “Ally Sports Leader Training” held
[Book appointments and confirm meetings directly over the phone] Autonomous phone AI agent “Spa-Den” adds scheduling to its standard plan—now generally available
Creating a safe working environment at demolition and construction sites: EMS makes “Asbestos Basics Web Seminar” freely available for construction professionals
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EMS will make its “Asbestos Basics Web Seminar” freely available to people involved in construction and demolition work. A seminar on practical workflows will be held on March 26, 2026, and a seminar on qualifications and corporate responsibility on April 10, via Zoom. The company’s cloud-based asbestos work management system, “Asbestos ONE,” has been adopted by more than 13,000 companies to date.
“Seita no Mori Kitakyushu Golf Course” (Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture) to join PGM Group; share transfer agreement signed today
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Pacific Golf Management Co., Ltd. (PGM) has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in Kitakyushu Golf Co., Ltd., which will take over the business of “Seita no Mori Kitakyushu Golf Course” from Dairix Co., Ltd. As a result, the golf course will become PGM-owned on June 1, 2026, and is scheduled to begin operations under PGM on the same day. The public course is located about 4 km from the Kurosaki Interchange on the Kitakyushu Urban Expressway and features 18 holes, 6,377 yards and a par of 72.
“Neko Musubi” adds breeder search for the Kinki region ── Filter breeders in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo by cat breed and other criteria
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Mycat Co., Ltd. has added a new feature to “Neko Musubi,” its AI cat breeder matching service, that lets users search breeders in the Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo) by cat breed, whether visits are available and other criteria. In response to growth in the pet-related market and rising demand in the Kinki region, the service plans to expand its coverage area.
[JPI Seminar] Shizuoka City: “Creating Forest Carbon Credits Through Economic Valuation of Forests’ Public-Benefit Functions,” April 15 (Wed.) <Tokyo venue>
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The Japan Planning Institute will hold a seminar on forest carbon credits in Tokyo on April 15, 2026, with Yasuhiro Oribe, environmental policy supervisor at the Shizuoka City Environment Bureau, as the speaker. The seminar will explain a new system for creating carbon credits to generate revenue from Shizuoka City’s “environmental forests” and its impact on the market. The fee is ¥37,360 (tax included) for the general public. The seminar will be offered in person, via livestream and as an archived webcast.